借鉴
Old HSK 6
借鉴 (jièjiàn) · to learn from
借鉴 (jièjiàn) means “to learn from; to draw on (experience)”. It is written with 2 characters: 借 (to borrow) + 鉴 (mirror). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 借鉴 is built
The characters
借 jiè · to borrow
What 借 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 昔xī — past
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廿niàn — twenty
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 昔 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
鉴 jiàn · mirror
What 鉴 is made of
- 金jīn — gold
- 人rén — person
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Example sentences
我们可以借鉴别人的经验。Wǒmen kěyǐ jièjiàn biérén de jīngyàn.We can learn from other people's experience.
这个方法值得借鉴。Zhège fāngfǎ zhíde jièjiàn.This method is worth learning from.
Questions about 借鉴
What does 借鉴 mean?
借鉴 (jièjiàn) means “to learn from; to draw on (experience)”.
How do you pronounce 借鉴?
借鉴 is pronounced jièjiàn.
Which HSK level is 借鉴?
借鉴 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 借口jièkǒuexcuse
- 借助jièzhùwith the help of
- 借jièto borrow
- 鉴别jiànbiéto distinguish
- 鉴定jiàndìngto appraise
- 鉴于jiànyúin view of
Learn 借鉴 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 97: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.